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Far better and far less expensive than sending in the SWAT team, helicopter and all, would have been to have a single officer (armed with a two-way radio and without body armor!) come to the party, politely explain to the guests why he was there, and have him watch to see that things didn't get out of hand. He would most likely have been treated as a guest with the added benefit of favorable PR for the local constabulary.


I couldn't agree more, it's what I thought when I first read about it in the paper, maybe my phrase "A bit heavy handed" was a bit mild! Many were the parties in my younger days, where a policeman came and was "just taking a look", which involved a chat and a drink.
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